I think it makes the car sound really cheap and like an old beater backfiring. If you look at any expensive sports car with a loud exhaust from the factory, none have any popping sounds (except the new m5 sadly enough). If you want to cheapen your car than throw an akra or some of those aftermarket exhausts...snap snap crackle pop.

I'm older than most around here and my recollection is that pretty much all the sports cars from back in the day made that sound. I personally like that popping sound. I would agree not a whole lot of cars make that sound today.

I think it makes the car sound really cheap and like an old beater backfiring. If you look at any expensive sports car with a loud exhaust from the factory, none have any popping sounds (except the new m5 sadly enough). If you want to cheapen your car than throw an akra or some of those aftermarket exhausts...snap snap crackle pop.

Wow, its got to be easy to be you since you have it all figured out.

Back on the subject, the pop sound is normal, I think most of us with akra full system have it.

Normal, I sometimes can detect it with the stock exhaust system. With my EI X-pipe (HFC), it's more pronounced. That popping sound is, I believe, a small void in constant exhaust gases moving through the pipes from when the engine rev's down, then back up. I hear it more as after a downshift and rpm's drop. It's not back fire though. Back fire is unburned gases re-lighting and being expelled.

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If you guys think it sounds good then enjoy! To each their own. I can just tell you the majority of people think of an old beater when they hear that backfiring pop sound but if you like that then great!

I don't mean any offense by this but with every additional post you make you have me scratching my head

Almost every high performance car makes the popping sound, it is just not as noticeable with quieter exhausts. A 911 GT3, Ferarri 458, Lamborghini Gallardo, Audi R8 etc. (the list goes on and on) make popping/backfiring sounds. Shit, even the 2012 Mustang 5.0 rental that I have been driving for the last few weeks makes popping sounds on deceleration and upshifts. I don't think any of the above cars qualifies as a beater. I understand opinions are just that, but I don't think you will get many people to agree with your opinion.

To the OP: Congrats on the Akra!!! I have had the Akra Evo on my car for over a year now and I can tell you you won't find a better exhaust on the market if nice sound, good performance gain, quality/fittment, looks, and a lack of drone/excessive cabin noise are important to you. I think there are some other systems out there that may have a nicer tone than the Akra however none is as good an overall compromise.

If you guys think it sounds good then enjoy! To each their own. I can just tell you the majority of people think of an old beater when they hear that backfiring pop sound but if you like that then great!